Muzzle brakes

[digger]

I need to have a couple Tikka T3's muzzle braked.I live in California.Anyone have a good guy they would recommend?

TIA

 

[JustOneMoreShot]

I would recommend the Gen 1 Micro Bastard brake by American Precision Arms for a Tikka T3. I have the Little Jimmy on my Sendero 300RUM and it works very well. I think Justin uses the Micro Bastard on a lot of his Tikka builds. You should PM him. You or your smith could order the brake and any competent smith should be able to install it.

https://www.americanprecisionarms.com/products-page/muzzlebrakes/

 

[HOT ROD]

I have a micro bastard on my t3 lite 300 wm. Wife shot it 3 times last week end. Said it kicks less than her 7mm-08.

 

[MRidge]

I have a VIAS on my .300RUM Sendero. If I had to use a brake on any other rifle, I'd go right back to VIAS.

 

[land cruiser]

I need to have a couple Tikka T3's muzzle braked.I live in California.Anyone have a good guy they would recommend?

TIA

Marc from Spartan Rifles in San Jose.

 

[direwolf]

I'm a big fan of the muzzle master brakes that Richard Buss makes in his shop. He is located in Eugene or Veneta, Oregon. I have 3 of his. They are tunable like the BOSS system that Browning and Winchester had. Also have directional venting to help keep your muzzle from jumping.

 

[MRidge]

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[HOT ROD]

Microbastard Break

Here is a pic of a mirobastard break

 

[GKPrice]

I'm a big fan of the muzzle master brakes that Richard Buss makes in his shop. He is located in Eugene or Veneta, Oregon. I have 3 of his. They are tunable like the BOSS system that Browning and Winchester had. Also have directional venting to help keep your muzzle from jumping.

Rich is a good friend of mine, I was one of his first customers - Should also mention that his brake design (patented) baffles the muzzle blast and rendors it virtually no louder than the muzzle blast with NO brake at all - In addition to the adjustable version he offers a fixed brake as well - The first one I had Rich do for me was on a 300 Win Mag and it worked exactly as he said it would

 

[Justin Crossley]

I have a VIAS on my .300RUM Sendero. If I had to use a brake on any other rifle, I'd go right back to VIAS.

VIAS brakes blow sand and debris into your objective lens if you shoot prone. No Bueno.

As others have mentioned, I do like the Micro Bastard for Tikkas. It's the perfect size for most factory sporter barrels.

 

[usmc99]

I have a Holland qd brake on my sako a7 and have been very good impressed. It's a great design.

 

[colonel00]

Rich is a good friend of mine, I was one of his first customers - Should also mention that his brake design (patented) baffles the muzzle blast and rendors it virtually no louder than the muzzle blast with NO brake at all - In addition to the adjustable version he offers a fixed brake as well - The first one I had Rich do for me was on a 300 Win Mag and it worked exactly as he said it would

One of the main reasons I haven't considered a brake is due to the noise increase that most report. However, with a reduction in recoil and minimal to no increase in decibels, I might reconsider. I don't mean to question your integrity or be of offense but is there any quantifiable documentation or demonstrations of a sound comparison between stock and on of these brakes?

 

[MRidge]

Justin is correct on the Vias if you're prone in loose ground material.

My major consideration at the time, was it had to be the same diameter as the barrel - I don't like the look of the increased diameter brakes over the barrel diameter.
I also have a brake on a M700 mountain rifle in .280 that is the same diameter as the thin barrel - This one was done quite a while ago by Kevin Night I believe out of ID - The Barrel Shop if I remember correctly that I guess was his design??? Anyway, that one is absolutely brutal on getting noise / shock back in the face. The Vias does a much better job channeling it away from the shooter.

 

[JustOneMoreShot]

Bottom line is holes pointing down in the dirt is yesterday's design. They kick up so much debris it is awful shooting while prone as your face, scope, and rifle will be blasted by crap. The latest designs all feature ports or vertical slots on the side. Typically the first set of ports face 90* to the shooter to direct the noise and gas laterally. Advanced designs will incorporate all other ports angling rearward which will dramatically reduce the recoil by actually pulling the rifle forward away from your shoulder. The wider the slab style brake is the more efficient it can be. However even the small or micro sized brakes can work amazingly well without having a monster brake hanging off the end of your barrel. Some brakes are less loud than others but you will need ear protection with any of them in my opinion. I haven't seen a brake that was quiet enough to not wear any ear pro. If a brake was quiet enough to not increase the dbs and actually worked it would be news to me. I would love to watch a video or see it in person.
There is always the option of hunting suppressed! Now that is on my list of things to do soon.

 

[direwolf]

The muzzle master will screw on and off the gun, so the best comparison is to shoot it with and without the brake. That is all the convincing most guys have needed to decide they want one.

 

[JustOneMoreShot]

If you are remotely close to Marc Soulie at Spartan Rifles then he is hands down your best option for a gunsmith. He is a top smith and very well known. He can point you in the right direction on available muzzle brake options.

 

[bmart2622]

I had Kirby Allen of APS put a Holland qd on my 300rum he worked over for me, works great so far.

 

[colonel00]

So do all you guys that have the "loud" breaks hunt with ear plugs in all the time. Obviously it's no issue and I always have hearing protection at the range but I have never used any while hunting. I like to be able to hear hooves clacking on rocks or brush rustling and twigs breaking. I am just fearful that I would be presented with a quick shot and blow an eardrum if I forgot to put in ear plugs.

 

[Justin Crossley]

I don't hunt with ear plugs in my ears. I do try to remember to put them in when I shoot, but it doesn't always happen. If I was a brush hunter, I would take the brake off for that situation.

 

[Ryan Avery]

I do hunt with earplugs. But I have shot about 50% of my animals without them in. If your strictly LR hunting you should have time to put earplugs in. But I am deaf as hell from the Army anyways!